James founded Lancaster with Matthew Wood in 2007 and is an investment analyst for Lancaster’s European funds. Prior to this, James was a Portfolio Manager at Elliott Associates in London. James began his career in 2000 as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company in their London Office. His first investment role was as an analyst at Orn Capital from 2002 to 2004. He graduated with an MA (Hons) and MStud (Distinction) in Modern History from Oxford University.